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~~ vas ..)rd )na 1114 Ce, g l" ISe (be t) ,l Ord JiS' I.lll' any OF' t t tr 1Z t° ~~i~e , ofc it)t' ot 6- i ) eats E!,e oc ie tiv i ‘ , 600 ,or 134, regi d , d rea i o `. 4 I°, ,t 01.35, tor ;( 0 11 '' ,eiog Ikeo, GO; "I ?IJURGH MAIL. CARLSITA Ai .G 5 vhol.e of the garrison - MI Ai.ffld Of Ertholine has deserted, having lint sp.ilod ail the gung, &Aro', ed the magazines, and . carried away all the sniall arms. They arrived hero in two vei,els they seized for the purpose of their escape. (; .iTENBURGH, AUG. 11.—Yesterday morning the Dinisti Agent here, Mr. FOYA, received orders to illiralediately to Copenhagen to have an in terview with the King. The, busines4 seems so ur gent, that his instructions are to make the greatest exe-rtinns on his journey, and that on his arrival he not even wait to change his dress, betoie he has 'an aiNtience of nia Majesty. CARLP.CRONA, AUG. 6.—The convoy which sai-i_- ®d from hence on the 3d inst. put back into this port last even►ng. Three vebseli got damaged, and oar galliut, a Rw- ,sian prize, sunk: kroni Carlshatn we learn, that two hundred Danish' soldiers arrived there yesterday frOm the Atholins, from which place they deserted, after having spiked all th e g uns . A C.1 t ,lain Of a - vessel, who arrived this morning from Rig ) says, That all ships have been pdt under embargo in the Russian ports, and it is expected general embargo will take place immediately. ST(iCifrOLM, AUG. B.We have no kind of in telligence frotn oar, navy or army, but entertain the 'most 'sanguine ltOpes,"t hat-peace between this country 'lad Russia, will soon be concluded. A message tent le the Diet by his Royal Majesty on the 26th 'oftgt comity, ielative "to the 'state of defence of this :.•—• country, contains the following passage Although bit Royal Majesty, still hopes that a peace, which is the King, as well as his 'so 'earnestly desired by faithful subjects, will :soon be concluded, yet tais Rom Majesty feels obliged to pUrsue the mdst ef feaual measures of defence with the utmost vigour, which 'alone can induce our enemies, to agree 'to 'such 'tetras as the honoiir and independence 'of thq 'Cduntry require ; which his Mojesty is 'firmly . determined to assert and maintain. Ale.tter from gi'Changel, of the 23d June, states, that the English have withdrawn from that port, that the navigation is . perfedly free, and that. an • American ship from Bihimore, and a Russian ves 'set hive already arrived i that harbour. (Stockhoba Gazette.) COPENIIAGLN, Ave,. 4.—Public notice was giveil by our•GOvernne.nt, that all vessels of friendly and 'neutral ❑atiotis will,hencefOrth be allowed to clear out with such goods as are permitted, according 'to The ftoyal'Ordinanc.:2, without .gßing any security in futuye ;. so that the Edict of ihr sth of January., 1808, is 'thereby Cevok eil .—(Dagen, of Aug. 4.) OF A LET:ER PROW ,ff ELSINGIIVRGII,Datt.D AUGU,T 8• " The only news of importance 'from Denmark is, that the Danish GovernMent will not, for the laresent, licente any More' privateers, and that the American ships:, lately taken, will be liberated, as it is intended to encourage 'neutral trade much as PeSible, in consequence of the great distress felt 'fur 'Vie Want of Colonial produce,'' , . Some tr imports wit h . wounded Officer's and 'inert 'of our ar-T, and several transports with French Prisoners, are arrived at Portsmouth from Portugal; atter a very short passage. 300 urea were drafted from the Cold ttrYea(t,s‘"rclaY to h ,oldall,' second regiment of Guants., wiih order; th eniselVes in readiness at an hour's notice Tor foreign service. Ye4terday a general change of quarters took plate . 'With the three re:tin - I'6ns of Foot Guards ; the first teginTents moved froin Westminster, and relieved the Coldstream in Portinan Barracks ; tli. Cold- Zream reiiev e d the second regiment at Knights ridge B.lrracks, and the second removed to quar ters in Westminster. I' was General Dolmt who arrived at Cadiz il t'arly at the same time.witti the Marquis WE'r.ts tEY. With the glad tidings of the Victory Of Mita= V `ra, gained by his gallant brother. The fervour tii entliusiastn created by this .donble event among 11- classes oft he inhabitants we have already had the "'asure or noticing ; there is one trait however so "arailetistic of the hatred of the Spaniards towards the. Prenel t armies and the - Corsican Usnrper, of N t vhich we .have since been inform , ...d, that we hasten V OC '''nulkiluicate it to the British - Public. , Among 'ericon; Other marks of honour paid to his Excel ou; l i f i rd WE,LI.EsLEY, the.people of Cadiz brought j a „,,. , rt'lleh ti l i,, an d, opread it upon the steps of the i N-plzice such asituation,that the first foot i s i& ,hi ch ~s .. in. tri u , l. ,i e l L '''= , llency set up . on , Spanish ground must ! cruel ~. "i'w th. colours of the most' perfidious and a the Spanish nation. The idea, we think, ithast h.' verve one, and calculated to 'strike at once the iin;iginai iem and the heart. .. . Tile' foll ow i ng d - script i on o f t h e town of Talavera de la il : ~, u —qhn, is take n verbatim from PiNEDA's' Spa- Instkktinnary • `!. Talavera d e l a R e y na is'a town, in the kingdom of t \ leweastile, i n Sp a i n , on the banks of the r i ve r \ 1 sous, to a curi ous va ll e y, twe l v e l eagues from 1 0 . e C lo ' . It is wailed, has a stately palace, handsometlatteets, andlofty buildings, a -fruitful .territory,' friars, houses, Seven- parishes, seven monasteries of ( Tars, five of nuns, eight chapels. In it is a consi erale b)ahaaCture of woollen stuff's', Ancl,tuost cu rious., earthenware, equal to the best in Europe.— il_ilL ancien t n:nne was Talibriga, corruptly Talave -4; _lt once belonged to Queen ;Aary, wife to Alon ! 411. tor which reason it wat:cillt.d De la Reyna, 'r the QUettiss." T.:IL/114;RA. , I~li`rit:Tß CT PROZ.I A SPANISH PRIVATE - LETTER. • " . r .L e ALAVERA DR LA REYNA, JULY 29.—When the enemy was driven from Talavera de la Reyna and the Fuente- del Alberche, by the combined army, he diretied his retreat towards Toledo, by . Way of Santa Olalla. The English army took pos session of Talavera, and its vanguard advanced to Caralcoja ; the Spanish army pursuing the enemy, drove him from Torrejos.' • " On the 26th, the enemy attacked ouradvaneed guard, situated in that town.; and his superior forces would have defeated them. but tOr the opportune arrival of the second di.ision of cavalry, under the command of the Duke del Albuquerque ; and which, by its able evolutions, kept back the enemy. Nevertheless, Baron Armendariz, Colonel of the dragoons of the regiment of Villaviciosa, was wound.: ed and taken prisoner; . this and Other corpS left be ,bind-some men and horses, though our cavalry did great. execution. This movement, and the superior force of the enemy, determined our General to re treat- to Alberche, and unite himself with our allies. Tee • retreat was made in good order, and the army ' bivauaed On the left bank of that , river. Here the Generals Cuesta and Wellesley held a conference ; the result of which was, that they agreed to form one line; the right of which was to rest on the her mitage of our Lady del Prado, and be left to the Spaniards; while the centre and left were to be en- trusted to the English, on the heights orMedeliin. At day-break of the morning of the 27th, the Spanish army paSSed the Alberche, and took the positions assigned, and at the same time the enemy attacked the English vanguard at Casalega ; which, by order of their General, retreated, at the same time chastising the foe, and maintaining the passage of the Alberche without molestation, w hich 'was not effeeled by the French. At two the afternoon, - the e ()espy having collected his forces, determined to ford the river, in which operation he suffered greatly from the English artillery. Notwithstanding, his columns having at the same time passed the badge, they_ advanced to attack our. line, which they did with great vigour on the IA defended by the English arei the centre. This attack was made by a column ot - select grenadiers, at the bead of which, it is sael, was Marshal Victor, protected by a great - number of batteries. if it cannot be denied ti.at they attacked with great spirit, the valour, coolness; and skill with which our allies defended their posts, cannot be 'surpassed, upon whom the loss they sustained - , and the proximity of the enemy, made not the least. ,impression. The enemy was at last obliged to desist from his endeavours. but before the night cloSed, some of his columns made an attack upoh our centre ; , bnt: the brisk and well-supported fire of our line caused them to tall back, and the night passed in profound silence,: while it was evident the 'enemy purposed re nety iligftue engagement the following morning with _greater vigour. " In lad, at eight o'clock of the mornirrg of the 28th, a terrible discharge of cannon from built lines took place, which Was followed, by a vigorous attack made by the enemy upon the heights, on which were placed the English batteries, in order, by. pnt sessing therir, to hank the whole army, and cluse a general rout. But the klnglish and Spaniards re maining. frill, as well artillery as infante) „awl ca valry having gone to reinforce them, the'tissailauti were nriveri hoick by the bayonet... " At ten . , a pause took place, and the French .re-. tired to their posts, bUt it was still apparent that the I conflict was not:decided ) and would be soon again renewed. ‘ 1 At two in the ifternode; the enemy advanced with all 'his terce, cons Ming of not les , than forty thousand men, and still attacking our lest wing., It is impossible to give an ideat.4l the dreadful fire which then pro n ceeded from. both lines the French per sisting in the attack; which the English as obstinate^ resisted. Our allies took 1 o pieces of cannon, with their amn - mnition. -. Equally unavailing was the assault made by 'the enemy's columns on our centre; which was nut 'only valiantly :sustained by our lines 'and batteries, but the King's ,regiment of cavalry; after having withstood a 'charge et' the en trance of an olive garden, charged upon the enemy; and there was not a single man who did not dye his sword with the blood of more than one of the ene iny ; and if the-French bad not been proteded by a powerful reserve of cavalry; and it the grOund had not. been fortified by trenches, there is no doubt they would have been completely routed ; but only the King's' Regiment was able to charge them ; the ether regiments were only lookers on ; but the po sition which they kept, notwithstanding eleir ek pastire to a brisk •fite, Contributed to the gaining of, out Of the most bloody and obstinate battles that ever was, fought. „ • " The 1033 of the ememy has Been very great, as is evident from the dreadful spectacle which was ' 'presented on the field of battle: In killed, wound ed, and prisoners, it cannot have been less than 7001) men ; the deserters and prisoners indeed, make their lossamount to 20,000 men. 'The English, be sides losing one General (with two Wounded), and inany'Oftieers of different ranks, count 2000 wound and 1500 'killed; and 'with respeCt to ourselves, we may have lost about a third: n" In fuse, this battle will render more illustrious the defence of Spanish Freedom, and the generosity of _England ; which nation has set us an example how French pride isio be - subdued. According to .heady deserters and prisoners; the tippling King (el Key botella) was present during the attacks ; and when he saw that that made on the evening of the 28th ; was ineffedeal, he withdrew his escort. " At day-break on the 2gth, we were in doubt whether the. attack would not be renewed ;. when we learned that the enemy had retired from all the points they had occupied; and repassed the Al berche. The allied armies are taking a little repose, burying the vast numbers of the dead, and colleding the arms and effeCts which the enemy had abandon ed. Our allies having received fresh reinforcements, they are preparing to gain new triumphs ; thegreater number of our brave soldiers having retrieved the bad character which had been formed, from the flight of some cowards at the first discharge of the cannon. 6, Head-quarters, Talavera de la Iz cy na, July 29, 1E09." Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of CAM.. Ditll)o°. If► town for Windsor. _r iiiiy. RE FORM. For twenty years, when out of place, • Whig I;'a - :riots bawrit about Refor►ri, Arid stouqy swore that, .change their case, They'd ekii'e t he Placeken out by stv+. Wheuin, they . threaten'd gen'ral. 13Ut how, gOod Lord ! did they h gin ? tor ev'ry ilacent:ln they turn l .l cut, • They brought 1,-n need). Pei rktr ix. SPORTING INTEL LIVE NCE. • YOR,K AUGUST MEETING, . WEbNESDA, AyaUST 23. depst4es of ioogs each, h. ft.-6 Subscribers. Mr. clifton's b. c Poulton - - t Mr. Wilson's b. c. by Hainbletriiiian - - - - 2 3 to i on theminner—tvon very easy. Sweepstakes of scgs. each h. ft.- 5 Subscrilieri. Sir Ti. Smith's gr. c. by HambliEtonian - - . Mr. E. Phillips's b. c. Sir Thomas Teazle - Drike of Leeds'sch.'c. Fancy . - a 6 to 4 on the Winner.—A - fine race, wan by half a head. Fifty Pottids given by the City of YOrk: Ld Fitiwilliarn's b., rn. Paulina - - Mr. Clifton's b. c. Poulton, 4 yrs old - Lti Darlington's b. h. Archduke Poulton favourite --A very, fine tact. I - 2 3 111 r. COLMAN has prOmised an occasional Address for the opening •of the neW sTheatre, in Coveni. - - Garden, and his spirited and elegant Muse may wen be expe6ted to prodUce something Worthy of the o6casion. KEMBLE'S journey to _lreland, though alloyed by a fit of the gdut, which 'disabled him from perform ing a short time, was in general so beneficial to him, that he has returned in better health than he has enjoyed for some years. The Duke of BRUNSWiCK, rendered not less dear to us by the merits of his personal charaeler, than by the misfortunes of his family and the depression of his hcvnse, has„ in an hour of il`yr . 're 1 ressure and unexampled calamity, sought an asylum for himself atßibis bravelolloA,vers in this land, the last, but the sure refuge , of the miserable; and having, cleared his way anet cut his path with his sword, he has brought with bun nothing but the' partners in his sad tOrtunes, his arms, and his honour.---.M.iy the balm of comfort be pouted into his vvounded spirit ! His family have not been oppressors of tkir people, or' invaders of their rights: • They have not been violators of public law. 'They have not been hurlea from t hit seat of pcmer, and driven from their dvni:- pions into banishment and exile,, in poterty and wretcheshiess,as victims of their public crimes, their lawless ambition, 'or unjust domination. surely not. ; But, in the convulsions of Europe, they have fallen a lamentable ~acrifice to their / exertions in a nobtb struggle preserve . or redeem the inde pendence of the State's-and Nations on the Conti nent Irom the usurpatibn and tyrtinny of one des potic Chief. 'We are sure that the English people will feel it to be their duty to give the hero a hos pitable receptiori.' The very gracious and eloquent manner in which his Royal Highness. the Prince of WALEs introduced the health of the' Duke - of BRUNSWICK,' who sat next to hint at the 'Dike of CLARENcE's - table at -Bushy Park ou his bit.; ii-day:, charmed the eyes and 61's of if; pre - §erit: Ibis Rtiyal ifighneqs said; be Was proud: of being s-) nearly allied to him, and that if the other Princes s of Europe had aced as bravely and magnanimOusly..as he had dune, the Continent would not at this time have presented so melan tholy a piClure. The Doke was *extremely affected . at the kind manner in which the Prince spoke of him, and. returned his thanks with emotions of teal and gratitude, that skewed his feelings on the occasion. The 'remains of the late Sir \VILLIAM JERNING 11AM were deposited on Tuesday last in a new Gothic Chapel near- Norwich. A more amiable and hene , volent charaeteT never existed ; and the example he left. to his family may be considered as no inconsi derable part o (heir inheritance,. . . A mart *he was recently charged with two others, with ane.t'terript to take a ring from the landlady of a cotfee-house in the city, alleged before the Ma gistrafe, that Ire had been talking politics, and reading ConEarT at a heighbottring . house,---li is by no 'Means surprising that if he had beEn studying the works of the Writer alluded to he shbuld he capable of any wit:shier. On Monday last tras married, at Bath, --,-; HART LEY, Esq. just come of age, and into possession of from 6 to 80001., pet ;innum, landed propertv e to a Miss WATTs, the daughter of the Parish Clerk of St. Michael's, who'se celebrity as' a culler stands unri valled. The young man has:settled 3001. per annum • on his father-in-law, and 6001, per annum on his Wife. The ceremony commenced at , eight o'clock, the bridegroom had . no sooner given hiS troth, than he was taken with fainting fits, and it was tot till half past eleven the service was renewed. Shortly after the uncle arrived to 16rbid the, marriage. On leaving the church they were greeted by the po pulace. The plan -Adapted by the French at the •battle of Talavera, of directing the whole of their force against ~ the British, was not without precedent.At the Ltt-. tle olMinden, fifty years. ago, they paid the same de ference to the valour of our connirymen. Upon that mentor: bye occasion, six British regiments, of iWantry, the 12th, .20th, 23d, ;35th, 37th, and 51st regiartuiS sustained the, attack of the entire French, army, while the troops of our allies were in a great degree left 'unmolested. . A Gentleman, named WILSON, residing at High gate, undertook, for a wager of 50 'guineas, to rat 35 timei up, and the same number of times down 'Highgate Hill, on Tuesday last, in twelve hours.— The distance was coniputed: at about forty-e:ight miles, which, on a level ground, could have beep performed without difficulty. The only chances, therefore, against the performance of the task, were the disadvantages of _running up the hill, and the shaking that , mast necessarily be experienced in runnieg down again'. The calculations against the , perforinance, however, were erroneous, as Mr. WILSON accomplished his ohjea in ten hours and 15 miuutes, with apparent ease. Thursday, a soldier belonging to the Tower Ham- Jets Militia, who had been stintenced to eunshment by a Court Martial, drew a knifa out of tkis pocket and stabbed himself in the side in a dangerous man ner, he was irkinitdiately taken to the hospital. - - 't P J.ll A C zi I'ERS . T • • l) 5uLy.2 . 2.4.-INTl)4ther Minister exceetleci the limits Of hiS•alltlioriyy in .the late partial arrangement .wh lob' he effe4ted:4it United Stites,, we do not, nor can we at pre:: nt;k iciv But if the fa& be . as stated by litr. 'Catnitig a House of 'Commons, Mr. Erskine 1s 'perhaps ; not more blamable than our' own Cabinet„, The. mods Of managing diplomatic negocia , ions for each of the High contratig P.,rtiea.tOexchaeg'e credentials with theother. Now, although Mr. E., may have misunderstood the import of I)is licrity, is it not singulir that it should have d•ic,;p'ed . thi: Sa.• gacity of our Cabinet s that he might be Cxm . ri'sin an unauthorised agency ? But if, on the other hind, our Cabinet hid not the curiosity to peep into Mr. Erskine'S instru6lioos, and he impOSed upon their credulity by the_ 'assumption of an authority riot de legated by his Government, then he has 06101 witf) the most reprehensible perfidy, and our Cabinet with the most pernicious folly. But if all hive been done in honour here, and it is the oblique policy of the reigning Ministry in Britain to disavow the mate ants of her Euvoy, 'then; indeed, she has pro : - .. fatted her ancient honour, and Will ‘ttaiid convided of the most barefaced instatiee of punic faith which Modern Europe has recorded.,—(Palladit fit.) , BOSTOW, JULY 25:—By the recent arrival of the Beverley from France, our intelligence from that na tion is nearly tWo mouths subseqUent to the arrival._ of the pacific propositions of our Government, by the Dispath Ship Mentor; and yet we cannot disc coVer that they have received the least auttition from Btionapalie. We are probably to be attended when he ceases to be ambitiuus when ; his arai tion ceases to find food in Europe: He can a; his . ,head-quarters find time for any . negociations but for thoie with Aivierica.—(Bosiurt Gct.'tet:te) RALEIGH, JULY 1847—8 y the dispatch of Mr. PUrviance, it appears that the American property in. France is in the saint' situMion as heretofore, and no vessel can clear out from Frauce without giving • bonds to an enormous amount not to vioime BU4,lia pa'rte's Berlin and Milan Decrees.—The .ulster, it is said, is in . favour, as far as he dare be, of a relaxation of the De.creepr, btit Buonaparte would net hear it mentioned.—(ldcm) Same date.—The ,Free /American, with Mr. Par= viance, the Messenger, has returned frone Fra'tice.' By this vessel we learn, that the ships captured nn der the Berlin and Milan Decrees are still detained in Prance. How diffei - ently are French vessels treated here. They are perMitted to come freely into all our ports. With all our cringing abil:meatt servility to Buonaparte, he still treats us dfigraciiius= ly, and with the must ereign contempt. The dispatch of Mr. l'urviance affords us no cOnsulation for our hospitality, in admitting French vessel§ into • our ports. NEW YORK, JULY 01.—We shall neither attempt to 'conceal our disappoinimett Or regret at this uo:- pleasant intelligence, but %Ke have heard alarrns ek presied, which, unwelcome 'as this news is, do not appear to be justified by the faEts before O. The British Minister declares that Mr. Erskine has ex ceeded his powers., Until we can produce some evidence to the contrary, we have no night to dis credit the assertion. That being the' aSe; the Go vermneut does not hold itself bound to ratify his ael: But are Ameritaus than to be territite'd to haz.rd their' property abroad, and then to stitl- - er for their • misplaced confidence ? No such thitrr. on the con-' . trary, we have the assurance of Mr. Canning, that ns the stipulations of Mr: Erskine were confided in by our Government and people, they should nor suffer for this error—that speculati'obs entered into by AMerican merchants,. and thk shipments should have their course unmolested, or the 'adventurers be Indemnified until .tlie'realVcs of his Mi3e*AV could •be coautiunicated to our Governinent. Then our trade frill go on; subje6t to the operation of the Order of April last; issued in amelioration of those of a previous.date, unless some new arrangement is made. That is, 'out trade will have the s::me tude it was to enjoy by Mr. Erskine's arrangement ; and as qualified by our own laws, except Holland and French Italy.—(lWw York Gazelle) Muaniza.--e-Thursday evening an inquisition waft taken at the Royal Mortar Tavern,. at Woolwie') before JOSEPH MARTY.R, Esq. one'of the Coroners for the county of Kent, on view of the body of Tho mas Jones,, a conviOted•tnutineer, who was confined on board the Rettabdtion hulk. It appeared,•oh the •• investigation, that one of the convicts, who. was•em. ployed with others in Unloading bricks from a barge, , had thrown part of a brick at the overseer who was attending them, and struck him on the beck part ofr his head. The overseer could not tell which of the -convids had thrown the brick e and the Convicts ' fused to disclose who was the guilty person, and•in• , consequenCe of such refusal; the convids v' ere de- • prived. of some iudulgencies they had been acct=s- . termed to ; and Captain Reed having; on Monday, obtained information that Williarn Coleman, aeiititer • conviCled mutineer; was the person who threw thee brick, he had C:oiernan put into heavy. ; end Coleman .haVing taken it into his head that 'I: heeed -Jones was the person who i had infOrthed against lerte,. although ;One's had.not done so, and Was' his inti mate friend, Coleman. in the evening appeared much- enraged, and said he would do some mischief that night-; that he knew his man, and would have the life of two or three before the morning : not ha • drank some porter with Jones, and they appeared very good friends, when Coleman Wenn° bed ; bue during the night he was seen to get up, and go-to -a seat belonging to one of the comic:is, who was a shoe'- maker,' from whence he took a round peinted 'the sitarpness of which he tried with his teurnb ; he then with that knife broke open a tittle nos e ,frogs which he took a sharp pointed knife;and said" this will do for him." He next went to a table, , on which a lamp was burning, and tried the point of the kntr•e: upon the table. He then . turned to Jone.a's ham- . mock, which hung near, and raising his timid the knife in it stabbed Jones in the neck wilt sdelt ' violence as to penetrate nearly • to the blade bone. ; the blood gushed frotn'the wound with gieat foicei and in a few minutes Jones died. Tee J3ry, with ()lit hesitation, gaVe a verdict of IT Murder against Coleman, who was committed to iNfaidee,a,; gaol for trial at the next Assizes. A great number of witnesses were examined, and the investigation was not finished until it o'clock.